PARAGON TEXTILES; GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.; CHARTIS INSURANCE; ENDURANCE INSURANCE CO., administered by FIRST COMP MANUEL RODRIGUEZ WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARDSTATE OF CALIFORNIAMANUEL RODRIGUEZ, Applicant,vs.PARAGON TEXTILES; GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.; CHARTIS INSURANCE;ENDURANCE INSURANCE CO., administered by FIRST COMP, Defendants.Case No. ADJ1262856 (VNO 0552716)OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING RECONSIDERATION AND NOTICEOF INTENTION TO IMPOSE SANCTION Lien claimant Tri-County Medical Group, through its representative Innovative Medical Management, petitions for reconsideration of the Order Dismissing Liens served on July 25, 2012, in which the workers’ compensation administrative law judge (WCJ) dismissed Tri-County Medical Group’s lien for failure to appear at an April 5, 2011 lien conference. Lien claimant contends that the WCJ erred in dismissing its lien, because it was never given notice of the lien conference. We have considered the Petition for Reconsideration, and we have reviewed the record in this matter. We have not received an Answer. The WCJ prepared a Report and Recommendation on Petition for Reconsideration (“Report”). For the reasons set forth below, we will grant the Petition for the limited purpose of issuing a notice of intent to a sanction Lee Toney and Innovative Medical Management, jointly and severally, in the amount of $1,000.00. A lien conference was held on April 5, 2011, and lien claimant did not attend. (April 5, 2011 Minutes of Hearing.) On the same day, the WCJ issued a Notice of Intention to Dismiss Liens, which stated that lien claimant’s lien was being dismissed for its failure to appear. Lien claimant objected to the notice on April 14, 2011, explaining that the lien had been settled more than six months earlier but only partially paid. Shortly thereafter, on April 19, 2011, lien claimant withdrew its lien without prejudice. , Lien claimant never re-filed its lien. The WCJ di
